books.google.com - This book probes the origins of the practice of nonviolence in early India and traces its path within the Jaina, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions, including its impact on East Asian Cultures. It then turns to a variety of contemporary issues relating to this topic such as: vegetarianism, animal and environmental...http://books.google.com/books/about/Nonviolence_to_Animals_Earth_and_Self_in.html?id=MXrOseia6W0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareNonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

This book probes the origins of the practice of nonviolence in early India and traces its path within the Jaina, Hindu, and Buddhist traditions, including its impact on East Asian Cultures. It then turns to a variety of contemporary issues relating to this topic such as: vegetarianism, animal and environmental protection, and the cultivation of religious tolerance.

Review: Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions

User Review - Josh - Goodreads

A great summary of some of the earliest non-violent traditions in the world. I found the information on Jainism helpful, as there are surprisingly few resources available on it on the web.Read full review

About the author (1993)

Christopher Key Chapple is Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is the author of Karma and Creativity, co-translator of the Yoga Sutras of PatanUjali, and editor of Winthrop Sargeant's translation of the Bhagavad Gita.